Hastings District Rugby League

Hastings Rugby Football League
SportRugby league
Formerly known asGroup 3 Saturday League
Instituted1920
Inaugural season1920
PresidentGeoff Connor
Number of teams12
Country Australia
Premiers Laurieton Hotel Stingrays (2022)
Most titles Beechwood Shamrocks (15 titles)
Website[1]
Related competitionGroup 3 Rugby League

The Hastings District Rugby League is a community rugby league competition. It features amateur teams from smaller towns around the Mid-North Coast and runs as a community competition similar to the Barwon Darling Rugby League and the Western Riverina Community Cup.

History

The Hastings League was established in 1920 as a rugby league competition on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. The competition partnered with the Group 3 Rugby League in the 1990s as the Group 3 Saturday League, but has since returned to the Hastings League name and remains separate from Group 3.

In 2018, the competition began a ladies tackle grade. This competition has now expanded to allow invitees from other Groups, become independent of the competition, and is known as the North Coast Women's Rugby League.[1][2][3]

The competition was due to celebrate its centenary season in 2020 but this was delayed until 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2025, clubs from neighbouring Group 2 joined the competition (Bellingen Valley-Dorrigo and Orara Valley), upon which the competition, then up to twelve clubs, split into two divisions.

Clubs

Clubs[4] Moniker City/Town Home Ground Titles[5]
Northern Division
Bellingen Dorrigo Magpies Bellingen/Dorrigo Bellingen Park None
Bowraville Tigers Bowraville, New South Wales Bowraville Sports Ground None
Lower Macleay Magpies Smithtown, New South Wales Smithtown Oval 1
Orara Valley Axemen Coffs Harbour (Coramba) Coramba Sportsground None
South West Rocks Marlins South West Rocks, New South Wales South West Rocks Sports Ground 2
Southern Division
Beechwood Shamrocks Wauchope, New South Wales (Beechwood) Beechwood Oval 14
Comboyne Tigers Comboyne, New South Wales Comboyne Showground 11
Harrington (in recess) Hurricanes Harrington, New South Wales Esmond Hogan Oval None
Kendall Blues Kendall, New South Wales Kendall Showground 9
Lake Cathie Raiders Lake Cathie, New South Wales Lake Cathie Sporting Complex 1
Laurieton Hotel Stingrays Camden Haven, New South Wales (Laurieton) Laurieton Oval 1
Long Flat Dragons Long Flat, New South Wales Long Flat Oval 13

Former clubs

Source:[6]

Premiers

Men's

Season Premiers Score Runners-up
1920–2013 Premiers Unknown
2014[7] Kendall 34–20 Comboyne
2015[7] South West Rocks 28–14 Lower Macleay
2016[7] Comboyne 29–26 Kendall
2017[7] Kendall 28–14 Comboyne
2018[7] Long Flat 18–12 Laurieton Hotel
2019[7] South West Rocks 39-12 Laurieton Hotel
2020 No Premiers crowned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022[8] Laurieton Hotel 28–4 Long Flat
2023[9] Kendall 34–10 Beechwood

Ladies Tackle

Season Premiers Score Runners-up
Hastings League
2018[7] Beechwood 20–10 Kendall
2019[7] Beechwood 44–4 South West Rocks
2020 No Premiers crowned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Replaced by North Coast Women's Rugby League

North Coast Women's Rugby League

In 2018, the Hastings League competition began a ladies tackle grade. The competition has expanded to allow invitees from other Groups, become independent of the Hastings competition, and is operating under a pilot program as the North Coast Women's Rugby League.[1][2][3]

Season Premiers Score Runners-up
North Coast Women's Rugby League
2022[10] Macleay Valley 26–10 Long Flat

References

  1. ^ a b Ramsey, Britt. "NEW WOMEN'S TACKLE COMP FOR NORTH COAST | NBN News". Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  2. ^ a b "Starting date pencilled in for women's tackle competition". Port Macquarie News. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  3. ^ a b "Women's league prepares to kick off in May". Port Macquarie News. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  4. ^ "Association: Hastings League".
  5. ^ "Dragons' presentation after claiming Hastings League title". Port Macquarie News. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  6. ^ "Dragons' presentation after claiming Hastings League title". Port Macquarie News. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Geoff Connor". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  8. ^ Borg, Mardi (2022-09-18). "'We made history today': Stingrays slay Dragons in Hastings League grand final". Port Macquarie News. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  9. ^ Smith, Tallon (2023-08-29). "Grand Final Watch: Kendall, Narwan, Merimbula, Wolfpack all crowned premiers in respective competitions". Battlers For Bush Footy. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  10. ^ "'It's still sinking in': Mustangs win inaugural North Coast Women's League premiership". The Macleay Argus. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
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